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DU MSc Anthropology

Topic:- DU_J18_MSC_ANTHRO

  1. Increased labour investment in agriculture with no increase in per capita productivity is called as [Question ID = 18814]
    1. Agricultural recession [Option ID = 45250]
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    3. Agricultural stagnation [Option ID = 45247]
    4. Agricultural relegation [Option ID = 45248]
    5. Agricultural involution [Option ID = 45249]

    Correct Answer :-

    Agricultural involution [Option ID = 45249]

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  2. Which of the following is a hominid? [Question ID = 18857]
    1. Chimpanzee [Option ID = 45421]
    2. Human [Option ID = 45422]
    3. Macaque [Option ID = 45419]
    4. Baboon [Option ID = 45420]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Human [Option ID = 45422]

  3. Which rule says that the best suited human body for a hot, tropical region would be one with long limbs and short trunk? [Question ID = 18827]
    1. Allen's rule [Option ID = 45299]
    2. Thompson's rule [Option ID = 45302]
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    4. Gloger's rule [Option ID = 45301]
    5. Bergman's rule [Option ID = 45300]

    Correct Answer :-

    Allen's rule [Option ID = 45299]

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  5. Which Australopithecus fossil was nicknamed as Lucy? [Question ID = 18867]
    1. Australopithecus africanus [Option ID = 45459]
    2. Australopithecus afarensis [Option ID = 45462]
    3. Australopithecus anamensis [Option ID = 45460]
    4. Australopithecus robustus [Option ID = 45461]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Australopithecus afarensis [Option ID = 45462]

  6. Which among the following does not constitute the elementary form of exchange? [Question ID = 18820]
    1. Exchange of goods [Option ID = 45274]
    2. Exchange of women [Option ID = 45271]
    3. Exchange of money [Option ID = 45272]
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    5. Exchange of messages [Option ID = 45273]

    Correct Answer :-

    Exchange of goods [Option ID = 45274]

  7. Which prehistoric site is known as Mode I Industry? [Question ID = 18835]
    1. Pirro Nord [Option ID = 45333]
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    3. Hunsgi [Option ID = 45331]
    4. Tautavel [Option ID = 45332]
    5. Somme valley [Option ID = 45334]

    Correct Answer :-

    Pirro Nord [Option ID = 45333]

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  8. Any quantitative increase in body size is known as [Question ID = 18788]
    1. Development [Option ID = 45144]
    2. Maturation [Option ID = 45146]
    3. Differentiation [Option ID = 45145]
    4. Growth [Option ID = 45143]
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    Correct Answer :-

    Growth [Option ID = 45143]

  9. The highest point on the head is known as [Question ID = 18807]
    1. Opisthocranion [Option ID = 45222]
    2. Bregma [Option ID = 45220]
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    4. Vertex [Option ID = 45221]
    5. Lambda [Option ID = 45219]

    Correct Answer :-

    Vertex [Option ID = 45221]

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  11. Autosomes are [Question ID = 18826]
    1. Normal sex chromosomes [Option ID = 45296]
    2. Abnormal sex chromosomes [Option ID = 45298]
    3. Abnormal chromosomes [Option ID = 45297]
    4. All chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes [Option ID = 45295]

    Correct Answer :-

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    All chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes [Option ID = 45295]

  12. "Puberty spurt" occurs in which one of the following stages of human growth [Question ID = 18798]
    1. Infancy [Option ID = 45183]
    2. Childhood [Option ID = 45185]
    3. Adolescence [Option ID = 45186]
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    5. Adulthood [Option ID = 45184]

    Correct Answer :-

    Adolescence [Option ID = 45186]

  13. Potlatch is associated with [Question ID = 18802]
    1. Iroquois [Option ID = 45201]
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    3. Kwakiutl [Option ID = 45199]
    4. Shoshonean [Option ID = 45202]
    5. Arapesh [Option ID = 45200]

    Correct Answer :-

    Kwakiutl [Option ID = 45199]

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  14. Oldowan culture is dominated by [Question ID = 18824]
    1. Blade tools [Option ID = 45288]
    2. Flake tools [Option ID = 45289]
    3. Pebble tools [Option ID = 45287]
    4. Microlithic tools [Option ID = 45290]
    5. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    Correct Answer :-

    Pebble tools [Option ID = 45287]

  15. A higher fortified part of a city is called [Question ID = 18823]
    1. metropolis [Option ID = 45284]
    2. megapolis [Option ID = 45285]
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    4. acropolis [Option ID = 45283]
    5. necropolis [Option ID = 45286]

    Correct Answer :-

    acropolis [Option ID = 45283]

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  17. Yale Cambridge expedition to the Sohan Valley was led by [Question ID = 18795]
    1. R. B. Foote and V.D. Krishnaswamy [Option ID = 45171]
    2. G. R. Sharma and V.D. Mishra [Option ID = 45174]
    3. H. D. Sankalia and B. Subba Rao [Option ID = 45173]
    4. H. De. Terra and T. T. Paterson [Option ID = 45172]

    Correct Answer :-

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    H. De. Terra and T. T. Paterson [Option ID = 45172]

  18. Two nuclear families in adjacent generations with one son/husband or daughter/wife who is a member of both the families is called a [Question ID = 18870]
    1. lineal family [Option ID = 45471]
    2. supplemented nuclear family [Option ID = 45474]
    3. stem family [Option ID = 45473]
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    5. compound family [Option ID = 45472]

    Correct Answer :-

    stem family [Option ID = 45473]

  19. The lack, excess or imbalance of nutrients in the diet leading to ill health is known as [Question ID = 18790]
    1. Malnutrition [Option ID = 45153]
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    3. Over nutrition [Option ID = 45151]
    4. Under nutrition [Option ID = 45152]
    5. Marasmus [Option ID = 45154]

    Correct Answer :-

    Malnutrition [Option ID = 45153]

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  20. Holocene starts around [Question ID = 18834]
    1. 20,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45329]
    2. 12,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45328]
    3. 14,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45330]
    4. 10,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45327]
    5. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    Correct Answer :-

    10,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45327]

  21. According to Levi-Strauss which of the following constitute one of the 'atoms of kinship' relationship? [Question ID = 18879]
    1. mother-son [Option ID = 45507]
    2. mother-daughter [Option ID = 45508]
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    4. father-son [Option ID = 45509]
    5. father-daughter [Option ID = 45510]

    Correct Answer :-

    mother-son [Option ID = 45507]

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  23. A karyotype is a: [Question ID = 18819]
    1. Picture of an individual's chromosomes arranged in a standardized way [Option ID = 45269]
    2. Type of abnormal chromosome that is associated with Down's syndrome [Option ID = 45268]
    3. General term for any type of chromosome [Option ID = 45267]
    4. General term for sex chromosome [Option ID = 45270]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Picture of an individual's chromosomes arranged in a standardized way [Option ID = 45269]

  24. Theodicy is an [Question ID = 18882]
    1. attempt to explain theocracy [Option ID = 45521]
    2. attempt to explain good [Option ID = 45519]
    3. attempt to explain evil [Option ID = 45520]
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    5. attempt to explain lie and deceit [Option ID = 45522]

    Correct Answer :-

    attempt to explain evil [Option ID = 45520]

  25. The word "Somatotype" was coined by [Question ID = 18797]
    1. Faulkner [Option ID = 45182]
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    3. Sheldon [Option ID = 45180]
    4. Parnell [Option ID = 45181]
    5. Heath and Carter [Option ID = 45179]

    Correct Answer :-

    Heath and Carter [Option ID = 45179]

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  26. Substantivism as an approach in economic anthropology was given by [Question ID = 18853]
    1. A. L. Kroeber [Option ID = 45406]
    2. Karl Polanyi [Option ID = 45405]
    3. Oscar Lewis [Option ID = 45403]
    4. Robert Redfield [Option ID = 62620]
    5. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    Correct Answer :-

    Karl Polanyi [Option ID = 45405]

  27. "Genetics and the Origin of Species" was written by : [Question ID = 18859]
    1. Thomas Malthus. [Option ID = 45430]
    2. Theodosius Dobzhansky [Option ID = 45428]
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    4. Charles Darwin [Option ID = 45427]
    5. T. H. Morgan [Option ID = 45429]

    Correct Answer :-

    Theodosius Dobzhansky [Option ID = 45428]

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  29. The ability of the living organisms to survive in a particular ecological set up is called [Question ID = 18809]
    1. Acclimation [Option ID = 45228]
    2. Acclimatisation [Option ID = 45229]
    3. Adaptation [Option ID = 45227]
    4. Selection [Option ID = 45230]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Adaptation [Option ID = 45227]

  30. __________ is the physiological ability to reproduce an offspring. [Question ID = 18876]
    1. Fecundity [Option ID = 45496]
    2. Fertility [Option ID = 45495]
    3. Virility [Option ID = 45498]
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    5. Natality [Option ID = 45497]

    Correct Answer :-

    Fecundity [Option ID = 45496]

  31. Charles Darwin's ideas concerning the causes of evolution were probably formulated in his mind [Question ID = 18817]
    1. During the late 1880's [Option ID = 45262]
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    3. During his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, especially after he reached the Galápagos Islands [Option ID = 45261]
    4. Before he began his voyage of exploration around the world on H.M.S. Beagle [Option ID = 45260]
    5. While he was still a student at Cambridge University [Option ID = 45259]

    Correct Answer :-

    During his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, especially after he reached the Galápagos Islands [Option ID = 45261]

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  32. First Himalayan Glaciation is known as [Question ID = 18884]
    1. Terrace I [Option ID = 45530]
    2. Pinjaur [Option ID = 45527]
    3. Boulder conglomerate [Option ID = 45529]
    4. Tatrot [Option ID = 45528]
    5. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    Correct Answer :-

    Tatrot [Option ID = 45528]

  33. The author of the book Hindus of the Himalayas is [Question ID = 18812]
    1. S.C. Dube [Option ID = 45241]
    2. D.N. Majumdar [Option ID = 45242]
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    4. B. K. Roy-Burman [Option ID = 45240]
    5. G.D. Berreman [Option ID = 45239]

    Correct Answer :-

    G.D. Berreman [Option ID = 45239]

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  35. Who proposed the 'Three Age System" in pre-history? [Question ID = 18883]
    1. C. J. Thomsen [Option ID = 45525]
    2. B. M. Fagan [Option ID = 45523]
    3. H.D.Sankalia [Option ID = 45524]
    4. F. Borde [Option ID = 45526]

    Correct Answer :-

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    C. J. Thomsen [Option ID = 45525]

  36. Who among the following worked on the complicity between colonial agencies and Anthropologists? [Question ID = 18801]
    1. Ibn Khaldun [Option ID = 45196]
    2. Akbar Ahmed [Option ID = 45197]
    3. Ralf Linto [Option ID = 45198]
    4. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    5. Talal Asad [Option ID = 45195]

    Correct Answer :-

    Talal Asad [Option ID = 45195]

  37. Who is the author of the book 'The Old Stone Age'? [Question ID = 18854]
    1. M.C. Burkitt [Option ID = 45407]
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    3. J. N. Pal [Option ID = 45408]
    4. P.C. Pant [Option ID = 45409]
    5. H. De Lumley [Option ID = 45410]

    Correct Answer :-

    M.C. Burkitt [Option ID = 45407]

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  38. Who included the Proto-Australoid racial element in the classification of Indian races? [Question ID = 18866]
    1. S.S. Sarkar [Option ID = 45456]
    2. H.H. Risley [Option ID = 45455]
    3. B.S. Guha [Option ID = 45458]
    4. A.C. Haddon [Option ID = 45457]
    5. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    Correct Answer :-

    B.S. Guha [Option ID = 45458]

  39. In which State is the site Isampur located? [Question ID = 18815]
    1. Karnataka [Option ID = 45253]
    2. Uttar Pradesh [Option ID = 45254]
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    4. Madhya Pradesh [Option ID = 45252]
    5. Bihar [Option ID = 45251]

    Correct Answer :-

    Karnataka [Option ID = 45253]

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  41. The view of the skull from above is [Question ID = 18800]
    1. Norma Basalis [Option ID = 45193]
    2. Norma Occipitalis [Option ID = 45194]
    3. Norma Frontalis [Option ID = 45192]
    4. Norma Verticalis [Option ID = 45191]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Norma Verticalis [Option ID = 45191]

  42. "Childhood" is peculiar to [Question ID = 18789]
    1. Nonhuman primates [Option ID = 45149]
    2. Human and nonhuman primates [Option ID = 45147]
    3. Humans [Option ID = 45148]
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    5. Mammals [Option ID = 45150]

    Correct Answer :-

    Humans [Option ID = 45148]

  43. Children subjected to starvation for short periods may recover completely on getting adequate diet. This is referred to as [Question ID = 18838]
    1. Growth spurt [Option ID = 45346]
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    3. Catch down growth [Option ID = 45345]
    4. Catch-up growth [Option ID = 45343]
    5. Canalization [Option ID = 45344]

    Correct Answer :-

    Catch-up growth [Option ID = 45343]

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  44. Attirampakkam is [Question ID = 18805]
    1. Lower Paleolithic site [Option ID = 45211]
    2. Mesolithic site [Option ID = 45214]
    3. Indus Valley Civilization site [Option ID = 45213]
    4. Upper Paleolithic site [Option ID = 45212]
    5. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    Correct Answer :-

    Lower Paleolithic site [Option ID = 45211]

  45. Shivering [Question ID = 18828]
    1. Has no effect on body heat [Option ID = 45306]
    2. Indirectly produces more body heat [Option ID = 45304]
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    4. Speeds up the loss of body heat [Option ID = 45303]
    5. Delays up the loss of body heat [Option ID = 45305]

    Correct Answer :-

    Indirectly produces more body heat [Option ID = 45304]

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  47. A deficiency disease of the skeletal system caused by a lack of Vitamin D or Calcium or both, and often resulting in bone deformities is [Question ID = 18849]
    1. Arthritis [Option ID = 45390]
    2. Scurvy [Option ID = 45387]
    3. Rickets [Option ID = 45389]
    4. Osteoporosis [Option ID = 45388]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Rickets [Option ID = 45389]

  48. A deficiency disease caused due to severe lack of protein in diet among children is [Question ID = 18856]
    1. Anaemia [Option ID = 45418]
    2. Kwashiorkor [Option ID = 45417]
    3. Scurvy [Option ID = 45416]
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    5. Rickets [Option ID = 45415]

    Correct Answer :-

    Kwashiorkor [Option ID = 45417]

  49. Samples of Dendrochronology is taken from which of the following? [Question ID = 18873]
    1. Lake [Option ID = 45483]
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    3. Tree [Option ID = 45486]
    4. River [Option ID = 45484]
    5. sea [Option ID = 45485]

    Correct Answer :-

    Tree [Option ID = 45486]

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  50. Swiddening is a form of [Question ID = 18822]
    1. terrace cultivation [Option ID = 45281]
    2. intensive cultivation [Option ID = 45280]
    3. commercial cultivation [Option ID = 45282]
    4. slash and burn cultivation [Option ID = 45279]
    5. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    Correct Answer :-

    slash and burn cultivation [Option ID = 45279]

  51. Osteology is the study of [Question ID = 18810]
    1. The human skeleton [Option ID = 45234]
    2. The human brain [Option ID = 45233]
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    4. Human survival strategies [Option ID = 45231]
    5. Human languages [Option ID = 45232]

    Correct Answer :-

    The human skeleton [Option ID = 45234]

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  53. Extended Case Study method in anthropology is associated with the work of [Question ID = 18813]
    1. Paul Radin [Option ID = 45246]
    2. Julian Steward [Option ID = 45244]
    3. Anthony Walker [Option ID = 45245]
    4. Max Gluckman [Option ID = 45243]

    Correct Answer :-

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    Max Gluckman [Option ID = 45243]

  54. Celts are prepared by [Question ID = 18863]
    1. Levalloisian technique [Option ID = 45443]
    2. Clactonian technique [Option ID = 45444]
    3. Pressure technique [Option ID = 45446]
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    5. Grinding and polishing technique [Option ID = 45445]

    Correct Answer :-

    Grinding and polishing technique [Option ID = 45445]

  55. Khallu is a form : [Question ID = 18792]
    1. Fishing [Option ID = 45160]
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    3. Hunting [Option ID = 45159]
    4. Cropping [Option ID = 45161]
    5. Weaving [Option ID = 45162]

    Correct Answer :-

    Cropping [Option ID = 45161]

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  56. Lascaux is [Question ID = 18844]
    1. Cave art site [Option ID = 45367]
    2. Mesolithic site [Option ID = 45368]
    3. Chalcolithic site [Option ID = 45369]
    4. Neolithic site [Option ID = 45370]
    5. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    Correct Answer :-

    Cave art site [Option ID = 45367]

  57. A social fact is not characterized by [Question ID = 18862]
    1. Inheritance [Option ID = 45441]
    2. Independent existence [Option ID = 45439]
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    4. Constraints [Option ID = 45442]
    5. Exteriority [Option ID = 45440]

    Correct Answer :-

    Inheritance [Option ID = 45441]

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  59. Chopper and Chopping tool are [Question ID = 18864]
    1. blade tool [Option ID = 45447]
    2. flake tool [Option ID = 45449]
    3. core tool [Option ID = 45448]
    4. Neolithic tools [Option ID = 45450]

    Correct Answer :-

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    core tool [Option ID = 45448]

  60. The theory of evolution by natural selection was independently developed by: [Question ID = 19246]
    1. Darwin and Lamarck [Option ID = 46977]
    2. Darwin and Wallace [Option ID = 46976]
    3. Lyell and Darwin [Option ID = 46975]
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    5. Lyell and Hutton [Option ID = 46978]

    Correct Answer :-

    Darwin and Wallace [Option ID = 46976]

  61. Linea aspera' responsible for the erect posture in man is present in [Question ID = 18846]
    1. Anterior side of tibia [Option ID = 45376]
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    3. Anterior side of femur [Option ID = 45378]
    4. Posterior side of femur [Option ID = 45375]
    5. Medial side of fibula [Option ID = 45377]

    Correct Answer :-

    Posterior side of femur [Option ID = 45375]

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  62. 'Purity and Danger' is associated with the work of [Question ID = 18842]
    1. M.N. Srinivas [Option ID = 45362]
    2. Mary Douglas [Option ID = 45360]
    3. Victor Turner [Option ID = 45359]
    4. Edmund R. Leach [Option ID = 45361]
    5. --- Content provided by FirstRanker.com ---

    Correct Answer :-

    Mary Douglas [Option ID = 45360]

  63. 'Swaddling Hypothesis' was used by the [Question ID = 18832]
    1. Evolutionist [Option ID = 45320]
    2. Conflict Theorist [Option ID = 45321]
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    4. Cultural Ecologist [Option ID = 45319]
    5. Cultural Personality Thinker [Option ID = 45322]

    Correct Answer :-

    Cultural Personality Thinker [Option ID = 45322]

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